# Incident 20010122001059I: Doug MD11, Portland, OR, January 22, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2001, 21:03 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 45.5887° N, 122.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL (PDX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5887&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N809DE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11
- Reported engine: PWA PW4460
- People aboard: 231
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010122001059I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)ON SUNDAY JANUARY 21 AT APPROX. 1305 PST A DELTA AIRLINES MD-11 A/C, U.S. REGISTRATION NUMBER N809DE, DEPARTING FROM PDX (PORTLAND OREGON) EN ROUTE TO NARITA, JAPAN AS FLIGHT 51/21, ABORTED TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 10R DUE TO AN ABRUPT POWER LOSS ON NUMBER THREE ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY INTENSE VIBRATIONS AND ACUTE YAWING OF THE A/C. THIS INCLUDED REDUCED BRAKING ACTION ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE A/C WAS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY WITHIN APPROX. THE LAST THOUSAND FEET. IT WAS THEN TAXIED ONTO AN ADJACENT TAXIWAY AND THE APSSENGERS WERE DEPLANED BY NORMAL MEANS. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE IMPLEMENTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS OR CREW. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THEY HAD SEEN A BIRD PASS IN FRON TOF THE A/C IN THE VICINITY AND APPROX. ALTITUDE OF THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE BEFORE THE ENGINE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. AN APPRO ENTRY WAS MADE IN THE A/.C MAINTENANCE LOG.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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